He was unapologetic for drawing the second-quarter technical after jawing at an official. "It don't matter to me," Wallace said of the fine he'll draw. "They think suspending me one game, I'm losing all this money and this and that. Money ain't nothing to me for the simple fact I wasn't born with it. Just as fast as you get money, you can lose money. Money's not going to change my character, money's not going to change the person I am."
Wallace, who scored 17 points and grabbed 10 boards, will miss the Pistons' game Sunday at the Los Angeles Clippers. He thinks the team can do just fine without him for a game.
"We're still going to go out there and play Pistons basketball," he said. "We still got guys who can play. I ain't worried about (missing the game)."

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Yeah he still doesn't get it though. I know he was upset about Hunter's suspension, but now to shoot his mouth off and draw a suspension tech over some questionable calls when you are already a man down on a critical road trip is not what a veteran team player does.

I mean didn't he notice that the team struggled earlier this month when he sat out mending his ankle?? It is not about missing money out of his pocket. Its about the fans who want to see their whole team playing when they shell mucho $$$ out of their pocket only to find out that a key player is sitting at the hotel bar watching it due to uncontrolled anger.

The Nuggets, who've dropped three of their last four, are beginning to hear it from the fans. As he walked off the court, Carmelo Anthony said a fan screamed at him.

''One of the guys in the stands said something like, 'Melo, you suck,''' said Anthony, who had 17 points. ''He said, 'Why you here in Denver?' I understand from a fan's standpoint that they want their team to win. But when you go overboard like that, it's uncalled for. If we retaliate, then we're the bad people. I tried to keep my mouth shut at the end.''

[...]Anthony is getting used to the life of changing diapers, midnight feedings and limited sleep. He became a father on Wednesday when his fiancee, actress La La Vazquez, gave birth to the 5-pound, 9-ounce Kiyan Anthony.

''It has been a blessing,'' said Anthony, whose son's name is his and his father's middle name.
The birth, albeit only two days ago, has already mellowed Anthony. He showed restraint when the fan heckled him.

''I won't put as much stress on myself,'' Anthony said. ''I can now just go home and see him and put all that other stuff behind me. It will take a burden off myself.''

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What is this lame attempt of the writer to portray Melo as this mature level-headed guy? You shouldn't get props for NOT RETALIATING against heckling fans. "Showing restraint" is expected of you as an NBA player and a professional in the workplace, and 98% of the league does it without being hailed in the media for it.

Let's hope Sheed doesn't blow all of his free playoff techs in the first round because he plays much more spirited when he is ticked off.

I saw most of the game but started to pass out towards the end. This west coast trip will be hard to stay up for.

Boy has CWebb been a godsend or what? 20 points, 9 boards and recently a few really good defensive plays.

Billups continues to struggle, 6-17 last night from the floor and at least two of those were layups. He's hit 1 three pointer this month (5 games), 1-20. He hasn't made a 3 in his last three games. That's huge.